Kupyansky Uyezd

Kupyansky Uyezd
Former subdivision of the Russian Empire
1797–1923
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Coat of arms
CapitalKupyansk
Population 
• (1897)
234 182
History 
• Established
1797
• Disestablished
1923

Kupyansky Uyezd (Russian: Купянский уезд; Ukrainian: Куп'янський повіт, romanized: Kupianskyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kupiansk (Kupyansk).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kupyansky Uyezd had a population of 234,182. Of these, 86.6% spoke Ukrainian, 13.2% Russian and 0.1% Polish as their native language.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей